1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/IceGrid/Allocatable.cpp b/cpp/src/IceGrid/Allocatable.cpp
index d374c3fb8f5..eaea2acadfe 100644
--- a/cpp/src/IceGrid/Allocatable.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/IceGrid/Allocatable.cpp
@@ -148,10 +148,16 @@ AllocationRequest::AllocationRequest(const SessionIPtr& session) :
 
 Allocatable::Allocatable(bool allocatable, const AllocatablePtr& parent) : 
     _allocatable(allocatable || parent && parent->isAllocatable()),
-    _parent((parent && parent->isAllocatable()) ? parent : AllocatablePtr()),
     _count(0),
     _releasing(false)
 {
+    //
+    // COMPILERFIX: the initializaton _parent((parent && parent->isAllocatable()) ? parent : AllocatablePtr()) doesn't work on HP-UX. It results in a SEGFAULT at runtime.
+    //
+    if(parent && parent->isAllocatable())
+    {
+        const_cast<AllocatablePtr&>(_parent) = parent;
+    }
     assert(!_parent || _parent->isAllocatable()); // Parent is only set if it's allocatable.
 }